Riley Reunion 2007

Heading into the old home town on Illinois route 88 ....what its called 40 now oh ok..Heading into the old home town on..how long have they called it that..15 years? really. Having the interstate called 88 and this road 88 confused people..Should have left it 5 and 88...Any way I'm heading into town to Nims park for the Riley reunion. Its my mom's side of the family. Not as large as the other side but just as loud and they like to eat.



Our hostess for the Riley reunion Granny Clampett...no my sister Dianne




Dianne and two of her children Joe and Lena.

Joe or as he was called growing up the little puker. Any place any person...blaaahh. He love me telling people that..


Joe's sister Lena. Her two kids are around here somewhere. Behind her my cousin Lori and her husband Kurt. Lots of food in the offering. three different buckets of KFC..yum. I brought ham.



I never knew I was related to Hank Williams Jr...oh it's Joe and Lena's little brother Tim

Look its Aunt Madame....run for your life
Alexia my niece Jennifer's oldest
Jevon .Jennifer's son...the middle child Serena didn't feel like having pictures taken,
SSSSHHHHHH!!!! the newest addition to the family...My nephew Danny joes little boy. Thomas. not to be confused with my Uncle or his drunken son.
Lena's little girl Chevla just 1 on the 29th of August.



My uncle Ray and Aunt Margaret. the last of Walter Riley's kids
My cousin Lori...really second cousin with another cousin's little boy making him my fourth cousin..

My cousin Martha deep in thought....(potato salad or macaroni?)

My cousin Carol...on the right..her daughter Robbie..in the pooh shirt and Robbie's kids...the rest of them
Cleaning up and going home..Uncle Ray,Jevon,Karen and Aunt Betty...Til next year..

The Girls First Hair Cut

The English Sheep dogs I call nieces got there first haircut. Now we can see their pretty faces..

Savannah with her naturally curly hair

Constance...the Blonde..

Revised Hawkeye Schedule

Sept. 17th, 2007
Iowa City, IA

The University of Iowa Athletic Department has released the 2008 football schedule, and it was a surprise to see Iowa will only play 3 teams next year:

Aug. 30 ? Bye

Sept. 6 - Bye
Sept. 13 - Bye
Sept. 20 - Bye
Sept. 27 - Bye

Oct. 4 - @ Ohio St.
Oct. 11- Bye
Oct. 18 - Bye
Oct. 25 - @ Michigan

Nov. 1 - Bye
Nov. 8 - Penn St.
Nov. 15 - Bye
Nov. 22 ? Bye

Gary Barta announced the change after the Hawkeyes lost, again, to in-state rivals, the Iowa St. Cyclones. Barta, Our great fans demanded that the Cyclones be removed from future schedules because the Hawkeyes had nothing to gain in national prominence by playing [the Cyclones].

Barta went on to explain that after looking over the schedule there really weren't many teams that did give the Hawkeyes a chance to gain respect nationally. Iowa will only continue to play Penn St, Ohio St. and Michigan.

After being questioned about past losses to struggling Big 10 programs such as Indiana, Northwestern, and Minnesota. Barta explained that [the Hawkeyes] couldn't win those games because [Iowa] is every teams' Super Bowls, and the those games don't mean as much to Iowa.

In related news... Ohio St, Michigan, and Penn St. look to end their series with Iowa as those schools have nothing to gain and everything to lose in national respect by playing the Hawkeyes.

Coming Tomorrow: Iowa to No Longer have a starting QB ? Only 2nd Team QB's because the Back-up is the Best Player on the Team

Sunday in the Park with...

The end of the summer arts fest held in the East Village of Davenport. It started out as more of a Ole English Fair...That has fallen to the way side..Its now just arts and crafts people




Its held in Lindsay Park. The park overlooks the Mississippi in the area that it runs east/west. This is lilly pads that are there because of the slow current of the river this year.





A young man trying to do magic tricks...Look no audience


Just a colourful banner.


A hold over from the English faire. Man on stilts if you didn't notice



Listening to Music in the middle of the area..Walking in Memphis by little Bobby..it helped to have a couple beers in you to enjoy.


Saw a picture that I thought Lulu would like but the people didn't like having pictures taken of their stuff..Why..I can't paint....barely take camera pictures...Oh and look colourful bowls and vases there at the end.




This booth had clocks made from computer parts. Really neat....really expensive

Trivia Night At the Hospital.

The first trivia game of the season was held in one of the dead nun rooms over at Genisis West.It was a benifit for the rehab department...never heard what. The team was my sister Mary,her friend Jim. Mary's co worker Lisa and her husband Scott. Old lady Gimm and her keeper Jane and Lulu fresh from her latest stay in the pen.
Sara....quizmaster and the pretty one


Lisa and Scott


Lulu...so happy to be there.



Look Kathy its Dirk....she falls for that every time


Why does the movie the Witches of Eastwick come to mind...
oh we won the night...Only question that came into question..How many mainland states have coast lines...We came up with 21...answer 26...don't know where they got that.

But It Was Because....

Cyclones upset Iowa 15-13

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State kicker Bret Culbertson tied a school record with five field goals, the final a 28-yarder with 1 second left, and the Cyclones upset Iowa 15-13 Saturday for coach Gene Chizik's first win.
The victory was Iowa State's fourth in five tries at home against the Hawkeyes (2-1). The Cyclones (1-2) have taken seven of the last 10 from their in-state rival.

Over heard in the locker room after the game.

Its a building season

Its the coaches first year

the wind was blowing

Dog ate the playbook

The linebacker was having issues

Its was in Iowa

The Cyclone fans confused me

Some lady in the stands flashed us and we couldn't get that image out of our mind.

They cheated,They cheated..

The Quarterback was having issues...can't use that the linebacker is already having issues. OK the Quarterback is having issues with the linebacker.

The coach's mom's sisters' aunt's cousin had a hangover.

We felt sorry for them.

I'm afraid of tornadoes

We were playing football?

I'm here to just have fun.

That kegger ran real late last night.

My girlfriend left the state.

So tired after the long drive here.

The red in their uniform intimidated me.

Their bird is scarier then our bird.

The sun was in my eyes.

It's a building year

I Fought the Moose

Got this picture from the niece Sarah. This just a reminder of one of my adventures while living in Montana. I came out with only a hoof scratch across the top of the car..oh the fun times.

Overheard in The Book Store.

Do you have sudoko books on CD?

My Vacation...by I.M. Bored

For the last 10 days I've been on vacation...In that time I've gotten not a darn thing done if I could help it.
I did finish off a couple books.Straighten the CD collection (who's got the case for Steve Millers Greatest Hits)Watched a couple movies and slept...I figure a total of 110hrs...now this is over 10 days so its not that much. Went to lunch with friends. Ate at places I've never been before,Boozies and the San Francisco grill.Both places I'd go back to. Saturday was the high point of the week. With Lulu I went to the Beaux Arts Fair. Its in Downtown and local artist show off and sell their stuff(junk). There was some very interesting stuff. They had wood cuttings with names in them...Could find Savannah but not Constance...Not even a Connie. Went into the Bucktown artist building.Smile...nod...nod..smile...nod...oh yes..how nice....what the he..is this..smile nod....oh its a what...stand back and squint...oh oh...nice...
then off to the mall for some retail therapy. Saw the ugliest shirt...Ralph Lauren...flowers...can't really do it justice...lets just say Ralph must have been drunk or something when he ok'd that material. Its like a train wreck your eye just keeps coming back. $85 to begin with..marked down to $11 maybe when it gets to five...it looks like all of them that came in are still there.
Sunday went to a pub and had dinner with the Skinny White Chick, In this little hole in the wall place saw people that I know...So its true I know only bar flies.
Its been pretty nice out the whole time I've been off...Today just to add to the depression its been over cast and raining...Oh well I knew it had to come to an end...6weeks till my next one...

Das What?

Your German Name is:

Leopold Hanno

What's Your German Name?

I'm Not that Evil.

You Are 78% Evil

You are very evil. And you're too evil to care. Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.

How Evil Are You?

Out My Front Door

The view out my front door....No not really, this is my friend Ann's backyard in Tucson,AZ
  


The view out the front door looking North on to Kirkwood. Just a nice quiet neighbourhood street.


The Grand First Presbyterian church on the North west corner of Kirkwood and Iowa.




What it looks like on Bix Day. I don't know any of those people out there.

Maybe Everything

To make a little extra money I sing at Weddings and Funerals. Yes hired by the people, no more crashing... much....
Today I had a funeral to do.I've been asked in the past to sing what some people think are very odd songs. 
Happy Days Are Here Again,the jazzy version. Lonesome Loser,Send in the Clowns and a very bluesy version of Amazing Grace.

 

This was a Catholic one. They had a little visitation before the service. It was business as usual until the guy with the camera walked in.
Yep just like a wedding the guy went around taking candid pictures of the people.The people shock I guess were the priest the organist and I.
the family went up and had their picture taken with the guest of honor..and then others. then they asked the organist and I...I asked her if she had ever done anything like this...No not in her 36 years. Once or twice little old ladies took one just before they closed the casket. And if it was someone famous, but nothing like this.
I have to give the guy credit...he didn't say smile or anything like that. He just asked to move a head to avoid glasses glare and maybe to move in..
I did look up the ladies obit to see if maybe I could get some insight in to why... I found out nothing...
No I never asked...I've learned never talk to anyone at a funeral..Its just easier on me that way.
So for now I think I've seen everything...but I'm sure that will change in the future.

Getting your fix

Its been almost 10 post since I've put the girls up here...they both didn't want their picture taken...Little Princess mode....

Gifts and Toys

Mary went to a yard sale in Wisconsin and got me this. It has a twin really neat looking. Now I have five different ones to pick from. It's starting to looks like Liberace or something out of Dark Shadows

Kitchen timer....no it doesn't do the Dr. Pepper song...just beep beep beep

Salt and Pepper shaker...had a matching Sugar thing but thought I'd never use that

Loud and proud......wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too....